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Many workers who take smoke breaks on Old Fisherman's Wharf said the new ban is unfair.

"It will make it difficult for workers around here who smoke. There's a lot of them," Alexa Sydnor said. "If you're working hard during the day and you need a cigarette because you smoke, it's kind of a hassle now."

"Every time I smoke, I always put it out and throw it away," smoker Julia Cox said.

But on Monday, it was obvious that other smokers carelessly toss butts on the ground, because the wharf was dotted with used cigarettes.

"It's just so gross -- people smoking and throwing it on the floor," store owner Rangeeta Lakhan said.

The wharf is just one of several spots in Monterey where city leaders plan to tell smokers they can't light up to prevent secondhand smoke and litter.

"I think smoking should be banned in all public places," tourist Terry Renard said. "People are welcome to partake in any nasty legal habits, but they should do so in the privacy of their own home."